Planned Parenthood: Not to disclose your HIV status as long is Technical Safe
A US guide to planned parenthood says HIV positive people do not have to disclose their status to partners if they choose not to.
The booklet, published by International Planned Parenthood Federation, advises that "young people living with HIV have the right to decide if, when, and how to disclose their HIV status”.
“Sharing your HIV status is called disclosure. Your decision about whether to disclose may change with different people and situations. You have the right to decide if, when, and how to disclose your HIV status,” it states.
The booklet has raised criticism in those US states where it is a legal requirement to disclose your HIV status to partners, since it seems to be advising people to break the law in this respect. It continues:
“Some countries have laws that say people living with HIV must tell their sexual partner(s) about their status before having sex, even if they use condoms or only engage in sexual activity with a low risk of giving HIV to someone else. These laws violate the rights of people living with HIV by forcing them to disclose or face the possibility of criminal charges.”
In Queensland, it is an offense to “recklessly put someone else at risk of contracting a controlled notifiable condition”.
According to Queensland Positive People, “Given that a person must not “recklessly” transmit HIV, it means that a person does not have to disclose their HIV status as long as they practice safe sex.”
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